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~ I'll climb to the lookout tower and scan the horizon.I'll wait to see what God says ~ Habakkuk 2:1-2

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Mar 8, 2011

STEP * U P!

Last week, I woke up with a song in my heart … ‘HE WILL CARRY YOU’. I could only remember this one phrase. I looked it up – before I ever got out of bed (thank God for this new technology - the ipod touch, that I can hold in my hands without disturbing the moment. I found it on youtube. In my search, I found this dramatized version of ‘He Will Carry Me’ by Mark Schultz. It is a different song entirely from the one the Lord deposited in my spirit – but it is the EXACT message that He wanted me to hear.

Yesterday, the devotional ‘Seeking Him’ from Nancy Leigh DeMoss at Revive our Hearts.com was delivered to my inbox. It was the first thing I read before getting out of bed. One more reason why I love my ipod touch. I have several devotionals right at my fingertips – first thing in the morning – when my mind, body, and spirit is totally resting in HIM. If He hasn’t given me a dream to scribe, this is how I start my day. It helps me focus on Him throughout the day.

The Lord spoke to me before Nancy ever mentioned the word TRUST….passing from my spirit to my tongue…as I pondered her first few lines concerning FAITH. She titles this devotional ‘FAITH in the DARK’

Nancy writes:

"There are times when God withholds the conscious sense of His presence—times when God seems far away and less real. I think that’s because He wants us to walk by faith and seek Him with all our hearts.

Isaiah described it this way: “Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.”

If you’re feeling like you’re walking in the dark today, let me encourage you. Trust in the Lord, rely on God and keep going. God is pleased with faith that’s exercised in the darkness."

Now I knew My faith was strong…or so I thought.

But God…

Suddenly, I loudly discerned the weak element of my FAITH.

T R U S T

Immediately, the Holy Spirit delivered these words to my spiritual ‘inbox’ – the message center of my relationship with God….

“TRUST IN THE LORD with ALL your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” Prov. 3:5

Trust that I AM who I say that I AM.

Do not DOUBT. Doubt is the opposite of FAITH.

In your strength, you think that your FAITH is strong - your BELIEF in who I AM is indestructible. You trust in my LIVING WORD to you; my gift of SALVATION to you; my PRESENCE in you; my HOLY SPIRIT with you; my work of the CROSS in your place; my RESURRECTION, ASCENSION and my RETURN for you – my BRIDE.

You SING your songs to me and offer your sacrifice of PRAISE and THANKFULNESS. Your FERVENT INTERCESSION reaches my tender ears before you ever open your mouth, for I know these things stored within your heart. Did I not gift you this way?

But your TRUST in my PROVISION – my Divine GUIDANCE in the dark – in ALL things - my Perfect TIMING … is hampered by your misdirected - learned style of relating. In these things, YOUR FAITH IS WEAK

IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO STEP UP!

This DOUBT within you prevents your total RESTING in my PEACEFUL PRESENCE - every day, in all ways. Your FAITH is strong until the wait in long, and you feel the darkness slowly creeping in. It is in these times, that you are vulnerable to the enemy of FAITH which is DOUBT.

Don’t lose sight of my LIGHT in you.

FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS

Do you not see that I am the LORD, who opened a way through the waters, making a dry path through the sea? I am about to do a brand-new thing? I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a way for you! Isa 43:16;19;

I AM MAKING ALL THINGS NEW!

To Be Continued......

Post Note:Unbeknown to me, as I prepared and typed this post, my e-mail secretly hid 4 incoming e-mails in my SPAM folder. All 4 were from comments at Denise’s blog ‘The Quiet Quill’.

Her post of 11 months ago was suddenly republished. I had commented on her post and subscribed to follow up comments. Today, I receive 4 e-mails from comments on her post. I hadn’t visited her in a very long time. I didn’t remember commenting. Apparently, my mail client wasn’t aware of my comment either - so it labeled them ‘SPAM’. Strangely, her post carries the title “Proverbs 3: 5-6”.

Before scrolling down, I already knew what to say in my comment that I don't believe in coincidences...You mentioned it anyway...I know that God directed me here today. Prov.3:5 is my life verse and I always share that with my son everyday, to start our day with the Lord. End our day with the Lord. There is nothing like having Him in everything that we do. It's not easy and like what you said, we learn to trust...Knowing we are so limited.

Thanks for sharing, when you wake up with a song in your heart, it is from God. God loves you and he knows your thought, the song playing on my blog this morning by Smokie norful is the one I woke up with this morning....God was telling me that I can't carry my struggles alone, I need him , call on him, to help me along the way...hope you doing great...:=)

I'm smiling with you. Of course, it is not coincidence... Glory to GOD.

I much enjoyed this piece, Patrina. It is full of potent truth, wisdom, and encouragement.

Thank you for sharing this.

In particular, I love this that you expressed, "Do you not see that I am the LORD, who opened a way through the waters, making a dry path through the sea? I am about to do a brand-new thing? I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a way for you! Isa 43:16;19;"

It is definitely God making His message clearer, this month, I have been learning how to trust in God despite the circumstances that surround me and your post/devotion today and Prov 3;5 is a great encouragement to me.

This is such a confirmation of what God is showing me right now. He is telling me to trust HIM, to move forward in the full assurance that HE controls all of my life... I am taking new steps of faith each day, and realizing that this is exactly the walk He wants for me. It's always interesting when the same old things become the NEW things that are still the same old things!! Did that make sense?? :)

Dear Patrina,How much we need to step up to the next level of our faith journey! It is amazing how God is giving you the same words but in a different setting.

In this new season, God when there is much turbulence and shaking all around, God is looking for those who will remain strong and steadfast. You are so right, doubt weakens our faith! God is preparing hearts that have been made strong by faith for the outpouring of His glory!

What an inspiration this post has been to me - your obedience, and your sensitivity.

Patrina,You had a now word for me:"There are times when God withholds the conscious sense of His presence—times when God seems far away and less real. I think that’s because He wants us to walk by faith and seek Him with all our hearts.

Isaiah described it this way: “Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.”

If you’re feeling like you’re walking in the dark today, let me encourage you. Trust in the Lord, rely on God and keep going. God is pleased with faith that’s exercised in the darkness."

I am studying this in Isaiah in my BSF class. I have to keep going in the dark. That's what faith does. Thank you for sharing this post and all the ways God spoke it. May God continue to anoint your pencil girl! B

Hi Patrina, I had a divine coincidence happen today as well. I had been thinking of you and your blog only to discover your comment earlier today. Then I come along here to receive just what I needed today. God bless you for sharing with us.

Today I've felt like darkness invaded my life - and I lost sight for a while. But, as you have so wisely said, faith walks one step at a time, as the Lord lights our paths. Focusing on Him, we will not lose our way.

Thanks so much for your lovely words of encouragement always. *Bug hug*

I love this post, I have been learning that even in the still moments when it seems nothing is happening, we should keep trusting God because He is always working quietly behind the scenes for our good and the good of others.

Thanks, everyone, for visiting me on the bridge and for picking up the pencil to let me know that you were here. I am honored that you took the time. By some of your comments - I know I'm not alone with this issue of "faith-in-the-dark. I have been praying for those who have identified with the post. May God bless you all in your continued walk - with the Savior.

E-SWORD ~ the Sword of the LORD with an electronic edge

Better to love God and die unknown ​ ​ ​...​ than to love the world and be a hero

Better to love God ... and die unknown than to love the world ... and be a hero; better to be content with poverty ... than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost ... than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. ​ ~ ​ Dr. E. Lutzer

pray for each other that we may walk in our healing ~ Jm 5:16

A Differnt Kind of Woman

Patrina ~ His Warrior Bride in Boots

Radically changed by GRACEWalking out my FAITHone step at a time....

Forever ForgivenForever His Pride and JOYForever in His GRACE

I AM HIS HE IS MINEMY BELOVEDHIS WARRIOR BRIDE

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The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. ~ The Lord Jesus lives and breathes in my being. May you be encouraged by my pencil, as I share the MORE of Him...that He has become to me. ~ My life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus – the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. ~ I appreciate your visit. Come on in, the door is always open...we've left the LIGHT on for you....God bless you each and everyone.

I Am Deeply Grieved For Our America....

God's words to King Solomon ~ "..if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chron. 7:14

MAKE A RUN FOR GOD ~ YOU WON'T REGRET IT !

By the GRACE of GOD, we are HIS Olympians....

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.…

Hebrews 12:1-2

Overcome SELF....

When self has gone, then those who see you ...will not see the self in you; only the ambassador of your King.

You have here...in this seemingly narrow life of yours...countless opportunities of overcoming self. Let this be your great task.

When You're Possesed With Purpose....

Oftentimes, I wake up to pray. But there was a season when I woke myself up praying. And there is a difference. When you're possessed with purpose, He trusts you with decisions you make in your sleep. And you find yourself doing things...even while you sleep that contribute to your destiny.

SOMETIMES....

There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believethat the path we are choosing is the right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead. ~ Howard Schultz

Revival's Got to Start With Me...

LIVE UNAFRAID !

All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak — and speak in such a way that people will remember it.

~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips .

Psalm 141: 3

Only Go With Me...

Send me anywhere, lord;Only go with me.Lay any burden on me;Only sustain me.And sever every tie,But the tie that binds meTo thy Service and Thy Heart.~ David Livingstone

The Alternative to Forgiveness from the heart is ongoing torment of the soul......

When the feeling of hurt arises....the spirit of offense comes on the scene to fortify the pain....tempting you to hold on to the grudge in your heart.

Therefore, the proper response to emotional pain of the soul is ALWAYS an immediate confession of forgiveness from the heart.

The alternative to forgiveness from the heart is ongoing torment of the soul. So if you want to be free from your hurts and wounds, take thots of forgiveness... meditate on them and confess them rather than taking the thots of hurt... meditating on them and confessing them.

This is God's way and the only way that brings true healing.

And...while your at it, pray for those who have hurt you. This process will cleanse your heart and renew your mind - and you will walk FREE from your past.

The Light of Christ Dispels the Darkness

What fools the nations are to rage against the Lord! How strange that men should try to outwit God! 2 For a summit conference of the nations has been called to plot against the Lord and his Messiah, Christ the King. 3 “Come, let us break his chains,” they say, “and free ourselves from all this slavery to God.” 4 But God in heaven merely laughs! He is amused by all their puny plans. 5 And then in fierce fury he rebukes them and fills them with fear. 6 For the Lord declares, “This is the King of my choice, and I have enthroned him in Jerusalem, my holy city.”* 7 His chosen one replies, “I will reveal the everlasting purposes of God, for the Lord has said to me, ‘You are my Son. This is your Coronation Day. Today I am giving you your glory.’” 8 “Only ask and I will give you all the nations of the world. 9 Rule them with an iron rod; smash them like clay pots!” 10 O kings and rulers of the earth, listen while there is time. 11 Serve the Lord with reverent fear; rejoice with trembling. 12 Fall down before his Son and kiss his feet before his anger is roused and you perish. I am warning you—his wrath will soon begin. But oh, the joys of those who put their trust in him! Psalm 2 (TLB)

KK

JESUS ~ The Light of the World

"When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."~ John 8:12

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Satan dreds nothing but prayer

The one concern of the devil is to keep the saints from praying. He fears nothing from prayer-less studies, prayer-less work, and prayer-less religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.~ Samuel Chadwick

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